Pad for horses  hoofs



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W. E. OANEDY. PAD FOR HORSES HOOPS Patented Oct. 24, 1882..

WITNESSES INVENT R "L ATTORNEYS N. PHER$ FhnKo-Liihugmphur. Washington. D.C.

. IJNITED STATES PATE T OFFICE.

WILLIAM E. GANEDY, OF ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA.

PAD FOR HORSES HOOFS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 266,347, dated October 24, 1882.

Application filed March 11, 1882.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM E. CANEDY, a citizen of the United 'States, and a resident of the city of Rochester, in the county of Olmsted and State of Minnesota, have invented a new andvaluable ImprovementinaHorse-Foot Pack; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a representation of a perspective view of my improved packing device, and Fig. 2 is a similar view, having the horseshoe attached, and Fig.3 is a crosssectional view of the same.

This invention has relation to devices for packing horses hoofs when they need treatment; and it consists in the construction and novel arrangement of the metallic box having lateral inwardlyprojecting abutments recessed to form bolt-seats, and the clutch-bolts connected thereto and designed to engage the shoe, as hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, the letterA designates the box, which is usually formed of metal and of convenient shape to be placed under the shoe B. For this purpose the front a of the box is made shorter than the shoe, so that it will be received behind the toe-calk, and the wall I) of the box is formed with re-entrant or inward bends at the rear corners, as indicated at c, to receive the heelcalks d. Therefore when the box Ais in place under the shoe it will be stopped from moving forward, backward, or laterally by the calks of the shoe. In each side of the box are formed inward projections or abutments e, which are recessed at g to receive the clutch- (No model.)

bolts k, having the upwardly and outwardly projecting end catches, h, which are designed, when the box is applied under the shoe, to engage the inner margin of the latter on each side.

Springs may be applied in the recesses g behind the clutch-bolts, to press them into engagement, or they may be set up by means'of screws, or nuts may be used tohold them.

This pack or box is designed to receive any porous substance or liquid or solidmatter which it is desirable to apply to the hoof, and it is easily and readily secured in place by means of the bolts, as hereinbefore set forth.

A plate with its forward end or edge adapted to rest on the shoe, so as to provide a cavity or space between the plate and under side of the foot, and provided at its sides with pivoted arms, also adapted to rest on the shoe near the heel of the foot, is not new, and said construction is not broadly claimed herein.

Having described this invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, 1s-

1. The metallic boxA, recessed at g and provided with cl utch-bolts, whereby it may be secured to the shoed foot of the animal, substantially as specified.

2. The metallichoof pack or box having the rim bent inward at the heel on each side, the lateral inwardly and upwardly projecting abutments 6, and the clutch-bolts k, having outwardly-turned end catches, h, substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM E. OANEDY.

Witnesses:

H. A. EGKHOLDT, G. X. VVASHBURN. 

